An average movie

I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Matt Damon, I thought I should give it a try. Basically, it is a half-baked SF feature with a few interesting ideas here and there. Once again, they tried to tackle the whole predetermined thingy, the fake/parallel worlds and what not. Even though it is an interesting thematic, it is something tremendously difficult to make stick and only a handful of movies like 'Dark City' or 'Inception' did succeed (yeah, I'm still defending 'Inception' even though it is slowly becoming the most overrated flick ever made). Hell, even a so-called classic like 'The Matrix' didn't manage to make it right. The point is that, if you create such a world, not only you end up with some massive plot-holes but most of the plot becomes pointless or rather nonsensical. For example, it was difficult to care about the whole political plot since you know that it is not what the movie is actually about and you wonder how the main character keeps moving on in his life knowing that the world, his life and the life of others is not what it seems to be. Still, there were a few things I enjoyed. For example, it delivered one of the most charming meet-cute I have ever seen. Furthermore, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt both delivered some solid performances, they had some great chemistry and I really believed that those two characters were in love. Eventually, I loved this couple so much, if it would have been up to me, I would have just throw the whole SF plot by the window and focus on their romance. I mean, it remains watchable and I was entertained enough but the script didn't go deep enough into the various implications of the theories developed here. To conclude, even though it is a rather weak SF feature, I still think it is worth a look though, especially if you like the genre.

6/10